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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Gerardo Gonzalez is retiring |
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from the United States Army on March 1, 2024, concluding a |
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distinguished military career that has spanned more than three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Gerardo Gonzalez currently serves as the garrison |
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command sergeant major at Fort Bliss in El Paso; over the course of |
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his enlistment, he has deployed on numerous occasions in support of |
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Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New |
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Dawn, and various contingency operations worldwide; and |
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WHEREAS, CSM Gonzalez joined the U.S. Army in 1992; following |
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his completion of basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he was |
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assigned to the 355th Medical Company, Army Reserve at Fort Bliss; |
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he entered active duty in 1993 and underwent advanced training as a |
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scout helicopter repairer at Fort Eustis, Virginia; he went on to |
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graduate from the resident sergeants major course, the first |
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sergeant course, and the senior leaders, advance leaders, and |
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primary leadership courses; and |
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WHEREAS, Selected to serve in the 160th Special Operations |
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Aviation Regiment, CSM Gonzalez was assigned in 1998 to the 1-160th |
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SOAR (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; there, he held such |
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leadership roles as crew chief, flight platoon sergeant, and first |
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sergeant of the Light Attack Helicopter Company and the Aviation |
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Maintenance Company; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major |
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Academy, CSM Gonzalez was assigned to the 209th Aviation Support |
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Battalion as support operations sergeant major for the 25th Combat |
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Aviation Brigade; he subsequently served as command sergeant major |
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of the 2-6 Cavalry Regiment, Hawaii, and as CSM of the 128th |
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Aviation Brigade at Fort Eustis, before assuming the post of |
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operations sergeant major for the Noncommissioned Officer |
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Professional Development Department, Noncommissioned Officer |
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Leadership Center of Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, Gerardo Gonzalez's dedication, professionalism, and |
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devotion to duty have greatly benefited his fellow Americans and |
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earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on his exemplary record of military |
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service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Gerardo |
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Gonzalez on his retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Command Sergeant Major Gonzalez as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas Senate. |